USS Sumner (DD-333)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Allen M. Sumner |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
| Laid down | 27 August 1919 |
| Launched | 27 November 1920 |
| Commissioned | 27 May 1921 |
| Decommissioned | 29 March 1930 |
| Stricken | 18 November 1930 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 12 June 1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,215 tons |
| Length | 314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m) |
| Beam | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
| Draft | 9 feet 10 inches (3.00 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range | |
| Complement | 130 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The first USS Sumner (DD-333) was a
Clemson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy
from 1921 to 1930. She was scrapped in 1934.
History
Sumner was named for
San Francisco, California, on 27 August 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 27 November 1920; sponsored by Miss Margaret Sumner; and commissioned on 27 May 1921, Lieutenant Commander Donald B. Beary
in command.
Four days later, Sumner joined Destroyer Division 49, Squadron 13, Flotilla 2 of the
Veracruz
to protect the resident Americans.
Sumner resumed her normal west coast operations in early April 1924 and was so employed until mid-1925. On 1 July 1925, she joined the
Pago Pago, Samoa, then continued on to Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, and to Auckland, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Dunedin
, New Zealand. The fleet returned to the west coast on 26 September, and Sumner resumed training duties and patrols.
In March 1927, she transited the
Boston, Massachusetts, before returning to the Pacific Ocean in June 1927. After a voyage to Hawaii
and operations in that area, conducted in 1928, Sumner returned to her activities along the west coast until the spring of 1930.
Fate
On 29 March 1930, she was decommissioned at
barracks ship for submarine crews; then as a test ship for structural strength tests. Finally, on 12 June 1934, her hulk was sold in accordance with the terms of the London Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armaments
.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
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